Lana Grossa Hooded Jacket Coat Knitting Pattern

Lana Grossa Hooded Jacket in Cara

Garment Overview

The Lana Grossa Hooded Jacket in Cara is a sophisticated knitted outerwear piece designed for sizes 36/38, 40/42, and 44. This structured hooded jacket combines classic tailoring with modern knitwear construction, featuring a flattering silhouette created through strategic shaping at the sides and armholes. The design incorporates a full front button closure with a coordinating hood, making it a versatile layering piece suitable for transitional seasons.

Construction Techniques

This jacket is worked flat on straight needles and assembled using the seamed method, allowing for precise shaping and professional finishing. The garment is constructed bottom-up, beginning with the back and front pieces before assembly. Full-fashion shaping is employed throughout the pattern, a professional technique that creates decorative, fully-fashioned decreases and increases positioned several stitches in from the edges for a refined appearance.

The construction process includes strategic side shaping with decreases worked over 6-row intervals to create a tapered waist, followed by increases over 8-row intervals to add fullness through the hip and bust areas. Armhole shaping utilizes both bind-off stitches and full-fashion decreases to create a well-fitted sleeve cap opening. The front bands are worked separately in a coordinating stitch pattern, then seamed to the front edges for a polished finish.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

• Stockinette Stitch (St st): The primary stitch used throughout the jacket body, creating a smooth, classic knit fabric. Worked by knitting on right-side rows and purling on wrong-side rows.
• Reverse Stockinette Stitch (Rev St st): Used for textural contrast, particularly in the back piece where a 4-row reverse stockinette band creates visual interest at the lower edge. This stitch is reversed from standard stockinette, with purl stitches appearing on the right side.
• Ribbed Bands: The front bands feature a [k1, p1] or [p1, k1] alternating pattern, creating an elastic, structured finish for the button closures. A two-stitch selvage is incorporated on each side of the band for neat seaming.
• Selvage Stitches: Single selvage stitches are worked at the edges of the back piece to create neat, finished edges for seaming.

Materials and Gauge

The Lana Grossa Hooded Jacket in Cara is knitted with Lana Grossa Cara yarn, a premium blend consisting of 57% baby alpaca, 33% cotton, and 10% Merino wool. This fiber composition creates a soft, breathable fabric with excellent drape and temperature regulation. The yarn is worked in Grey Green (color 12), a sophisticated neutral tone suitable for versatile styling. Yardage requirements are 550 grams for size 36/38, 600 grams for size 40/42, and 650 grams for size 44.

The recommended gauge is 20 stitches and 27 rows over 10 centimeters (4 inches) in stockinette stitch using size 4.5 millimeter needles. Achieving proper gauge is essential for obtaining the correct finished measurements and fit. In addition to straight needles, a size 4.5 millimeter circular needle is required for working the hood and neckline shaping.

Hardware and Notions

The jacket features four 18 millimeter mother-of-pearl buttons by UNION KNOPF (item 37604, color 12), which provide both functional closure and elegant visual detailing along the front opening. These buttons complement the sophisticated fiber content and refined construction of the garment.

Sizing and Fit

The pattern is provided in three sizes with graduated measurements. Instructions for the smallest size (36/38) are given as the primary text, with figures in parentheses indicating measurements for the larger sizes (40/42 and 44). When only one figure appears without parentheses, that measurement applies uniformly across all three sizes. This graduated sizing system ensures consistent proportions and fit across the size range.